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Caddis & Sedge Larva, Pupa & Adult Fly Fishing Patterns.

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Covert Nymph (Threadless) Body Fly Pattern

The Covert Nymph Body Fly Pattern … look Ma, no thread! 🙂 Sometimes during the busy tying season I have to take a break from tying chironomids (sounds crazy, I know). When you take a break from repetitive pattern tying, … Continue reading

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Shiney Hiney Caddis Pupa Fly Pattern

Here’s another Caddis Pupa for the lake box. It’s a variation of a variation of a variation of a Juan Ramirez fly. Juan is a famous guide out of Colorado and has designed a number of wonderful flies. His nickname … Continue reading

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Green Haze Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa Fly Pattern

Green Haze Soft Hackle Caddis Pupa Fly Pattern Soft hackles are under rated, and we certainly don’t have enough of them showcased on the site. So when we saw this beauty by @debpaskall on IG last week it was a … Continue reading

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Sedgehog | CDC Caddis Adult Fly Pattern

Sedgehog | CDC Caddis Adult Fly Pattern [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] If you’ve been fly fishing long enough you’ve most likely encountered a scenario where the bows are chasing adult Sedge’s across the surface. It’s an incredible experience! Like our stuff? Subscribe … Continue reading

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Caddi Melt | Cased Caddis Fly Pattern

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Fly Tying on the Dark Side | The Mop Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Fly Tying on the Dark Side – The Mop Fly – Well I’m into the Dog Days of winter so I decided to take a little walk on the dark side of fly tying and fishing. At this … Continue reading

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Green Grass Cased Caddis Fly Pattern

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Green Grass Cased Caddis Fly Pattern … [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] In all honesty, caddis nymphs are rarely my first choice when choosing flies.  I was raised fishing Kamloops’ stillwaters, where I focused my fishing efforts on chironomid, leech, dragonfly … Continue reading

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Olive Shuttlecock Emerger Fly

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Olive Shuttlecock Emerger Fly Pattern Mayfly | Chironomid | Caddis Groundhog day doesn’t hold much weight up here in the North East corner of B.C. We really don’t care if some Eastern, flea ridden, rodent comes out of … Continue reading

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Clear Goo Caddis Pupa Fly Pattern

Clear Goo Caddis Pupa | Sedge Fly Pattern [embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] I’d recently seen an article about Clear Goo and its uses so I ordered in the light kit with thick, thin and Hydros Goo. My intention was to use it … Continue reading

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Mikulak Sedge | Traveler Sedge Fly Pattern

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Mikulak Sedge |Traveler Sedge Fly Pattern Someone says caddis to me and I think of the various sizes and colours of the ones that come off in the Peace, Pine and Halfway rivers. [embedit snippet=”gas-336×280-ti”] But that’s only … Continue reading

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Brian Chan Stillwater Caddis Pupa Fly Pattern

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Brian Chan Stillwater Caddis Pupa Fly … The Stillwater Caddis Pupa is a great fly to utilize during early to mid-summer evenings on most of the best fly fishing lakes in the Kamloops area! Although this fly tying segment is … Continue reading

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Sharks Caddis Larva Fly Pattern

[embedit snippet=”gas-ar-td-minimalist”] Sharks Caddis Larva Fly Pattern … Developed by Radoslav Kiskinov, the Sharks Caddis larva fly pattern is a very simple and realistic fly imitating the Caddis larva.  It’s main trait is the body of twisted Antron yarn with … Continue reading

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Sheridan Lake Sedge Pupa Fly

Sheridan Lake Sedge Pupa Fly … This little beauty is the brain child of Ken Baker. The story is that he developed the fly for British Columbia’s famous Sheridan lake but it’s definitely not limited to that body of water.  … Continue reading

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